Bill > HR6512

This bill, known as the Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act, aims to prohibit the sale of food that contains unsafe or contaminated poppy seeds. The key provisions of this bill include: 1. Findings that highlight the risks and deaths associated with morphine contamination in poppy seeds, as well as the challenges faced by the military and individuals due to positive drug tests from consuming poppy seed-containing foods. 2. The purpose of the bill is to prohibit the distribution and sale of contaminated poppy seeds to prevent harm, addiction, and further deaths. 3. The bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale or offering to sell directly to consumers any food that is or contains poppy seeds with levels of morphine, codeine, or other alkaloid compounds that may render the food injurious to health. 4. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a maximum level for contamination by these compounds within one year and finalize the rule within two years. 5. The bill clarifies that the Secretary can determine that contaminated poppy seeds are adulterated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and can exemption such contaminated seeds from regulation under the Controlled Substances Act.